KYOUNG YANG KIM

[Fall 2006, Volume VIII]
Not only does HIV slowly strip away the life of a patient, but it also deforms the social structure around her. Like a stone thrown upon a pond, HIV/AIDS creates ripples that perturb the family. Its effect spreads to every part of society.
Peter McDermott, chief of the Global HIV/AIDS Program under UNICEF, has addressed in an AIDS orphan conference in Asia what he considers the three stages of HIVinfection. The first stage is the time of infection. The second stage is what he calls the …